"IMCO, the European Parliament committee responsible for the MID, voted overwhelmingly in favour of exempting motorsport with a tally of 32 to two.

During the discussion, members of IMCO adopted a report recommending excluding 'vehicles intended exclusively for motorsports' as 'these vehicles are generally covered by other forms of liability insurance'."

Sometimes the devil is in the detail, does this mean if you compete in a roadgoing car but race it at weekends you require the insurance ?